As 2021 was coming to a close and people were starting to anticipate doing things again given relaxed COVID restrictions, like going to movies and concerts again, Marc Chacksfield came up with a wish list of “brilliant” books that he thought would also make for great cinema. His ShortList article suggests:

1—The Secret History, by Donna Tartt
2—The Power of The Dog, by Don Winslow (a different novel from the Netflix film)
3—Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
4—Not Fade Away, by Jim Dodge
5—We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin
6—Roger’s Version, by John Updike
7—The Inheritance of Loss, by Kiran Desai
8—The Easter Parade, by Richard Yates
9—Paris Trance, by Geoff Dyer

Of Roger’s Version, Chacksfield writes, “John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick was a big screen smash when it was adapted by director George Miller at the end of the Eighties. As such, it’s surprising that more of his novels haven’t been given the cinematic green light. Roger’s Version would be perfect—taking in middle age disillusionment, the sexual allure of a younger woman and questions pertaining to the existence of God. See, someone make it already!